According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $6,995,461,263.23 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.28% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $390,525,192 in the year 1935 would cost $7,385,986,455.23 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.54% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $390,525,192 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | $390,525,192.00 | - |
| 1936 | $391,900,280.70 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $399,004,905.68 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $403,588,534.69 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $393,733,732.31 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $391,212,736.35 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $401,296,720.18 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $437,965,752.30 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $438,424,115.20 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $437,278,207.94 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $437,278,207.94 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $455,612,724.00 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $507,407,731.86 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $565,849,001.79 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $608,247,570.17 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $623,831,908.82 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $663,938,662.69 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $707,712,319.77 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $727,880,287.44 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $717,337,940.70 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $708,629,045.58 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $721,463,206.82 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $761,569,960.69 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $786,779,920.27 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $819,323,686.27 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $819,094,504.82 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $828,490,944.30 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $845,679,553.10 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $850,492,363.56 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $863,097,343.35 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $877,306,593.30 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $889,911,573.08 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $915,121,532.66 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $944,456,758.35 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $980,667,427.56 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $1,031,087,346.72 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $1,085,174,169.08 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,098,008,330.32 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $1,132,614,729.38 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $1,259,581,253.07 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,377,838,881.63 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,514,889,389.15 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,621,687,945.18 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,697,776,186.82 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $1,939,791,798.76 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $2,285,168,244.97 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $2,561,790,255.97 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $2,667,442,904.75 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $2,731,155,348.04 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $2,852,392,335.46 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $2,927,793,032.75 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $2,813,889,851.75 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $2,898,916,169.96 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $2,988,296,935.73 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $3,137,952,423.04 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $3,314,422,140.08 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $3,405,636,357.46 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $3,480,120,328.94 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $3,585,085,433.37 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $3,693,488,259.55 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $3,825,725,956.61 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $3,933,670,419.89 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $3,967,818,456.04 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $3,892,876,121.66 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $3,971,256,177.80 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $4,216,938,692.96 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $4,242,148,652.54 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $4,203,875,350.27 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $4,333,133,688.46 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $4,485,539,353.18 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $4,782,787,694.75 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $4,973,925,024.63 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $5,079,071,182.40 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $5,377,953,587.71 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $4,929,759,467.27 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $5,318,730,809.03 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $5,840,441,755.23 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $5,977,164,533.28 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $5,979,204,248.19 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $5,938,712,469.48 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $5,474,684,202.61 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $5,359,919,299.35 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $5,543,397,385.16 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $5,793,619,984.85 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $5,777,249,553.83 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $5,537,049,058.97 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $6,343,476,705.01 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $7,324,542,908.30 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $7,342,380,100.61 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $7,444,324,593.51 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $7,488,581,823.45 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $7,385,986,455.23 | -1.37%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Transportation:
| Year | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| CPI | 14.200 | 14.250 | 14.508 | 14.675 | 14.317 | 14.225 | 14.592 | 15.925 | 15.942 | 15.900 | 15.900 | 16.567 | 18.450 | 20.575 | 22.117 | 22.683 | 24.142 | 25.733 | 26.467 | 26.083 | 25.767 | 26.233 | 27.692 | 28.608 | 29.792 | 29.783 | 30.125 | 30.750 | 30.925 | 31.383 | 31.900 | 32.358 | 33.275 | 34.342 | 35.658 | 37.492 | 39.458 | 39.925 | 41.183 | 45.800 | 50.100 | 55.083 | 58.967 | 61.733 | 70.533 | 83.092 | 93.150 | 96.992 | 99.308 | 103.717 | 106.458 | 102.317 | 105.408 | 108.658 | 114.100 | 120.517 | 123.833 | 126.542 | 130.358 | 134.300 | 139.108 | 143.033 | 144.275 | 141.550 | 144.400 | 153.333 | 154.250 | 152.858 | 157.558 | 163.100 | 173.908 | 180.858 | 184.682 | 195.549 | 179.252 | 193.396 | 212.366 | 217.337 | 217.412 | 215.939 | 199.067 | 194.894 | 201.565 | 210.663 | 210.068 | 201.334 | 230.657 | 266.330 | 266.978 | 270.685 | 272.295 | 268.564 |